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Dude, you're getting a Dell

Dell has a decent sale going on at their Web site. Was wondering if anyone has the Inspiron 1525 or any recommendations. I would just be using it for surfing Web, word documents, no gaming or anything like that.Dell 15-inch Laptop Deals

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Re: Dude, you're getting a Dell

I've become more interested in those micro laptops. The other thing to consider is that these have Vista. If you wait a few months Microsoft is going to start offering a free upgrade from Vista to 7 if you buy new. At least that's what I've heard.

Re: Dude, you're getting a Dell

I have a 1525 with both the extended and stock batteries.

I've been very happy with it. The extended battery is nice for battery life, but it makes the back bulge. If you don't travel a bunch, I'd just stick with the standard one. If you do travel, and don't have power available, you might just consider getting a second standard battery.

Re: Dude, you're getting a Dell

Originally Posted by jumbopackage

I have a 1525 with both the extended and stock batteries.

I've been very happy with it. The extended battery is nice for battery life, but it makes the back bulge. If you don't travel a bunch, I'd just stick with the standard one. If you do travel, and don't have power available, you might just consider getting a second standard battery.

Make sure to get plenty of RAM, though. Vista is hungry for it.

This doesn't do it for me. I have two batteries, but you can't hotswap them, can you? I never want to power down to swap out the battery. Who wants to do that?

If I'm wrong, and you can do that, dang, I've been doing it all wrong.

Re: Dude, you're getting a Dell

This doesn't do it for me. I have two batteries, but you can't hotswap them, can you? I never want to power down to swap out the battery. Who wants to do that?

If I'm wrong, and you can do that, dang, I've been doing it all wrong.

You can hotswap if you have it plugged in.

You can't tell me you can't find an outlet somewhere for the 5 seconds it takes to swap a battery. Is it a pain? Yeah. Is it a pain having to carry around a laptop that weighs a bunch more all the time with a big bulge in the back? Yeah.

Like I said, I have both. I prefer the bigger battery when I'm traveling all day, and the smaller one most of the time aside from that. The bigger one lasts maybe 3-4 hours, while the small one lasts 2ish, depending on use.

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